What are you looking for?

Amphibian ARK workshop in Malaysia

Amphibian ARK workshop in Malaysia

Breadcrumb

Hundreds of amphibian species around the world have rapidly declined or disappeared due to a number of threats including exotic disease and habitat loss. For many critically endangered amphibian species, zoos may be the only short-term hope of preventing their imminent extinction. Taronga Zoo assisted Amphibian ARK in late May in delivering an Amphibian Husbandry and Conservation Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Fifteen participants from a number of organisations in Malaysia attended the three day workshop to learn all the vital aspects of maintaining and breeding threatened amphibian species.

This workshop was one of a series of Amphibian ARK workshops delivered in South-east Asia in recent years to build capacity within the zoos of the region to initiate and successfully manage amphibian conservation programs.